About NAMSS

The National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) is celebrating almost 40 years of enhancing the professional development of and recognition for professionals in the medical staff and credentialing services field. NAMSS’ vision is to advance a healthcare environment that maximizes the patient experience through the delivery of quality services. The NAMSS membership includes more than 6,000 medical staff and credentialing services professionals from medical group practices, hospitals, managed care organizations, and CVOs.

Medical services professionals (MSPs) are an essential part of any healthcare organization. MSPs are primarily accountable for the administrative and medical-legal structure of the medical staff organization.

Some of the most important responsibilities of MSPs are:

Credentialing and recredentialing of all physicians and allied health practitioners

Maintaining an accredited continuing medical education (CME) program and providing CME for physicians to maintain their clinical competency

Reviewing and implementing various federal rulings and accrediting body standards pertaining to the functions of the medical and/or provider staff

Establishing systems to facilitate meetings and communication between physicians, both within and outside their specialties, as well as with a hospital’s administration

Developing, establishing, and enforcing of medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, and policies that govern the activities of the medical staff

Our Mission

To enhance the professional development and recognition of the profession in the areas of practitioner credentialing, privileging, professional practice evaluation, provider enrollment, quality improvement, risk management, and/or regulatory compliance and management.

Our Vision

To advance a healthcare environment that maximizes the patient experience through the delivery of quality services.